Rob’s Class 2A Postseason Recap 2-26-23

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa - </strong>Class 2A decided its state tournament representation Saturday night around Iowa. The event was scheduled for the week of March 6 in Des Moines. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at who made it through in 2A: </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 1 CHAMPION – WESTERN CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fifth-ranked Western Christian (20-3) edged No. 10 West Lyon (18-5), 67-66, Saturday night at MOC-Floyd Valley on a <a href="https://twitter.com/WCWolfpackHoops/status/1629690906486996993?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">game-winning shot by [player_tooltip player_id='1436462' first='Kaden' last='Van Regenmorter']</a>. [player_tooltip player_id='1462778' first='Tate' last='Van Regenmorter'] has paced the Wolfpack this season with 14.9 points and 5.3 rebounds. [player_tooltip player_id='1436462' first='Kaden' last='Van Regenmorter'] has averaged 12.6 points and 5.3 boards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 2 CHAMPION – KUEMPER CATHOLIC</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unranked Kuemper Catholic also clinched a state tournament berth with a nail-biting win Saturday night. The Knights (18-6) slipped by No. 4 Sioux Central (23-1), 69-67, at East Sac County. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1759944' first='Carson' last='Kanne'] <a href="https://sports.1380kcim.com/2023/02/25/carson-kanne-of-kuemper-catholic-basketball-2-25-23/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">came up big</a> for Kuemper, scoring 18 points, grabbing six rebounds and handing out three assists. [player_tooltip player_id='1167698' first='Jacob' last='Hargens'] scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Rebels. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 3 CHAMPION – ROLAND-STORY</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Second-ranked Roland-Story (24-1) pulled out a 55-51 triumph against Hudson (18-7) Saturday night at Marshalltown. The <a href="https://www.amestrib.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/02/26/roland-story-holds-off-hudson-in-2a-substate-final-to-return-to-state/69931762007/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Norsemen ran their winning streak</a> to 14 games. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1171681' first='Jonovan' last='Wilkinson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1288880' first='Boaz' last='Clark'] scored 15 points apiece for Roland-Story, while [player_tooltip player_id='1239871' first='Luke' last='Patton'] added 12. [player_tooltip player_id='1476978' first='Camden' last='Davis'] led Hudson with 14 points, while Culin Ugrin and Drew Hansen each added 10 points for the Pirates.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 4 CHAMPION – MFL MARMAC</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unrated MFL MarMac (24-1) <a href="https://globegazette.com/sports/high-school/basketball/boys/high-school-boys-hoops-mfl-marmac-makes-state-tournament-snaps-lake-mills-win-streak/article_55fbaa09-1b51-59c3-a21f-42b531afcefb.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_globegazette" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">took down No. 8 Lake Mills</a> (23-1), 57-48, Saturday night at Charles City. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1381408' first='Zach' last='Driscoll'] (20.4 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 5.0 APG) and junior [player_tooltip player_id='2221613' first='Carver' last='Blietz-Bentien'] (13.9 PPG, 8.0 RPG) have led MFL MarMac this season. [player_tooltip player_id='1469829' first='Denton' last='Kingland'] (15 points), [player_tooltip player_id='1751213' first='Lance' last='Helming'] (12) and [player_tooltip player_id='1288890' first='Aiden' last='Stensrud'] (10) reached double figures in scoring for the Bulldogs Saturday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 5 CHAMPION – MONTICELLO</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unranked Monticello (17-6) <a href="https://www.kwwl.com/sports/monticello-shocks-no-3-aplington-parkersburg-for-return-trip-to-state/article_fe97f2e6-b590-11ed-8552-5f062f8a8293.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=user-share" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pulled off a 56-53 upset win</a> against No. 3 Aplington-Parkersburg (21-3) Saturday night at Dike-New Hartford. Iowa Football recruit [player_tooltip player_id='1171677' first='Preston' last='Ries'], a junior, paced the Panthers with 19 points, <a href="https://wcfcourier.com/sports/high-school/basketball/high-school-boys-basketball-a-p-ends-season-at-21-3-with-loss-to-monticello/article_99174032-2699-5fe8-9270-9548f46986ee.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter_wcfcourier" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">notching 12 of those marks</a> in the decisive fourth quarter. Jack Lambert and [player_tooltip player_id='956879' first='Tate' last='Petersen'] each added 11 points for the winners with teammate [player_tooltip player_id='1765541' first='Conley' last='Schauf'] contributing 10. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1167691' first='Garrett' last='Hempen'] scored 18 for the Falcons, who also received 16 from [player_tooltip player_id='1171686' first='Gavin' last='Thomas']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 6 CHAMPION – PELLA CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In another tight contest Saturday night, unrated Pella Christian (14-9) took down No. 6 West Burlington (22-2), 54-53, at Oskaloosa. [player_tooltip player_id='1469788' first='Aiden' last='Stoltz'] <a href="https://twitter.com/ColinPetersOH/status/1629669482955259904?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">scored 18 points</a> for the winners. The Eagles reach the state tournament for the <a href="https://twitter.com/xzono/status/1629671665192824832?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">17th time in school history</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 7 CHAMPION – DES MOINES CHRISTIAN</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unranked Des Moines Christian (18-6) upset seventh-rated AHSTW (21-3), 47-36, Saturday night at ADM. <a href="https://www.kjan.com/index.php/2023/02/ahstw-cant-find-the-offense-in-substate-final-loss-to-des-moines-christian/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[player_tooltip player_id='1751233' first='Tate' last='Platte'] scored 18 points</a> and Carsen Thies added 14 for the winners. [player_tooltip player_id='1167692' first='Kyle' last='Sternberg'] notched 15 for the Vikings, which fell one game short of the state tournament for a second year in a row. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SUBSTATE 8 CHAMPION – CENTRAL LYON</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>No. 1 Central Lyon (20-1) eased by Treynor (17-6), 82-57, Saturday night at Council Bluffs Lincoln. Iowa Football recruit [player_tooltip player_id='1253020' first='Zach' last='Lutmer'] poured in 24 points, snagged four rebounds and swiped a pair of steals for the winners. [player_tooltip player_id='1367399' first='Andrew' last='Austin'] added 20 points and seven rebounds, and [player_tooltip player_id='1751110' first='Reece' last='Vander Zee'] chipped in 18 points and 12 boards for the Lions. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You can view the 2A State Tournament Bracket <a href="https://www.gobound.com/ia/ihsaa/boysbasketball/2022-23/brackets/h20230202082803135c761f5eda9824e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a>. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->